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Video Games I’m Thankful For (Part 3)

So November is in full swing and so is the “Video Games I’m Thankful For” featured series! I previously brought you my first GameBoy game and first Nintendo 64 game. Now, what does the third installment bring? I guess you’ll have to find out below:

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Civilization: Beyond Earth Review

 CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH, BUT NOT FAR

 Civilization, the 4x heavyweight champ, is a standard bearer for the genre, but to me, it is that and more. Many moons ago, when I was a wee lad, I came across Sid Meier’s Civilization (SMC) on my elementary school’s computers. I can’t be sure how I happened upon it, nor do I care to ruin the memory with facts. All I know is that AC / BC to me means After Civilization / Before Civilization. School lunches and recesses were spent inside, frantically trying to finish a couple more turns. This game franchise, more than any other, I credit with really sparking my love of gaming. How fitting it is to be my first review. How serendipitous, the timing couldn’t have been better. So then, it is with a heavy heart that I say this, Civilization: Beyond Earth  (C:BE) could have been better.

Civilization is a franchise owned and developed by Firaxis Games. The company is best known for its Civilization series of games, though it has had notable success with other titles as well, such as XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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Naughty Dog Reveals Nathan Drake isn’t Perfect… Yet

Developing a great video game can be a long, arduous task. That endeavor can grow even more daunting when you’re a larger studio expected to deliver one of the industry’s most beloved characters.

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This Week’s New Releases: 11/03/14

Here are all of the games that are coming out this week in North America! Continue reading This Week’s New Releases: 11/03/14

Video Games I’m Thankful For (Part 2)

In the second part of the “Video Games I’m Thankful For” series, I’ll be venturing to a different system. Yesterday I showcased Super Mario Land for the original GameBoy, the first video game I ever received. Today will also be a video game that is dear to me. Check out the second game here: Continue reading Video Games I’m Thankful For (Part 2)